GRIGORI POTEMKIN

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Meaning:

A Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham villages to be built (1739-1791)

Synonyms:

Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin; Grigori Potemkin; Grigori Potyokin; Potemkin; Potyokin

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Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Grigori Potemkin" is a kind of...):

military officer; officer (any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command)

pol; political leader; politician; politico (a person active in party politics)

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